This story actually carries over from the last issue. Warren is still in the City of Mists and Hank is eager to rebuild the skeleton of the Sloth that they sent back with him. His scientific curiosity is peaked because this animal has been extinct for over 8000 years. But really, that's just life in the X-Men's backyard. The actual story is about Dr. Stack and his robot creation. I think we're witnessing the birth of Machine Man here. Shortly after arriving at the X-Mansion, Charles discovers a mystery, out by Mt. St. Helens, that may be right up the kids alley. Plus it'll be a good study in Aaron's social building skills. Apparently all the steam rising from the volcano is also ushering the arrival of some Lava-men. Before this time, Thor was really the only one to come into contact with them. But agent Baker is interested in seeing what the X-Men find out here. I think this agent Baker is as important a part of this story as anything else. But right now . . he's a bit of an enigma. All we really know is that Charles seems to trust him. Anyways, the issue ends with our group of teens surrounded by Lava-men. I enjoy this book. As I've said I like the way Jeff Parker writes these stories. He's got a young group of kids, who, really, are all pretty new to each other. They're young, ambitious, reckless . . and a whole other range of teen-age emotion. Jeff writes the stories with all of that involved. I think it makes the characters more accessible for the reader. I also enjoy Roger Cruz's art. It's young, hip and vibrant . . just what you would expect from a book about teen-agers. Overall, I thought it was a very enjoyable read.
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